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Morning Paul You have one major answer, your Local Main Dealer is not a good one !! Have you talked to BMW UK Customer services ? Clearly either the Dealer doesn't have a clue or there is an issue they also don't understand ? Worse by telling you a road test would be dangerous are they saying the car is in a dangerous condition ? All questions I would put to BMW UK Good Luck Dave

Morning Billy You need a diagnostic session to narrow things down, at 161k I would also carry out a compression test and check fuel delivery and pressure. Your symptoms could be an accumulation of things or as simple as a dying throttle body diagnostics will help Dave

Morning Carole Welcome to the Forum This is a new one I guess you have tried all the menus in settings on your iDrive? Then as your in a 22 model have you asked your Dealer for help I know it doesn't always work but worth a try Good Luck with the search Dave

Morning Martyn Welcome to the Forum Do you have one or want one ?? Dave

Morning Paul Welcome to the Forum Sorry to say I have no experience of the "New" systems so looks as though I will have to get reading 😁 As your car is so new and should still be covered by the Manufacturer Warranty I would start there with a BMW Franchised Dealer Dave

Welcome back Rob We all have our Beemers to Enjoy so Enjoy away I was told by a Scot years ago "No such thing as an Expat Scot just a Scot on Educational Missionary trip" 🤣 Dave

Morning Stu Thanks for the offer of whip round 🤣 I am sure we will get used to eating the horses hay and dog biscuits 🤣 The fault is weird engine just shuts down, remove key replace key press start and it fires up first time and runs smoothly on all 6 get in and drive it and sometimes it behaves and another it cut out 4 times in a mile, no faults recorded. Had me scratching my head and reading a lot I will keep you updated once all the bits arrive Dave

Morning Barry Welcome to the Forum Take a look at www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of the cars Vin into the search box it will bring up your model then search the body section. You should find all the information you need you should find exploded drawings that indicate where stuff goes and the part numbers which will help in your search. the bonnet I believe is just mechanical alignment and hinges with gas strut assistance. Once you have the information Google BMW Specialist Recyclers/Dismantlers and you should then be able to contact them to see who has what you need Good Luck with the Project let us know how you get on Dave

This happened recently while travelling at around 70 on a dual carriageway, quite disconcerting Hazards on get across to the near side stop Key out Key in car starts and runs normally for the rest of the day. At home plug in the Diagnostics and find Nothing ?? the issue didn't go away randomly the engine would cut out but no codes stored. Found a post on another Forum that detailed the symptoms could be 1.Crank Sensor 2. Injector 5 fail through water ingress 3. Fuel Filter or fuel pump issues. My problem was not finding any codes to give a clue as to just where the problem was. Then I took the car for a drive with diagnostics plugged in and Live Data running Hey Presto a code for Injector 5 recorded when the engine cut out So a set of Injectors ordered along with Glowplugs and Inlet Manifold gaskets (family is on bread and dripping) 🤣

Doesn't rule out an internal short on the shark fin though

Morning Sean Welcome to the Forum I take it your car has LED adaptive lights ? On the side of the headlamp is the LED control unit which is removable/changeable I have read that this would be a fix A new headlamp will certainly not be cheap particularly from BMW (not sure if they will sell just the control unit) Try Googling BMW Recyclers Quarry Motors are one I have used in the past always been helpful If you are not aware take a look at www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of yor Vin into the search box it will call up your model then look in the relavant section. That way you should get the correct part number (double click the part number and you will get a list of other models/years your parts were used on) Dave

Just had a mail from a BMW contact in the USA apparently he has seen this on X5's the BMW approach. CAUSE Found water leaking into headliner on top of the telematics control unit CORRECTION Replace shark fin, antenna, telematics control unit, battery and program Hope this helps

Morning A short to ground would be a wiring fault or an internal fault in the Shark Fin Tried disconnecting each plug in turn to see if the short disappears that should point to the faulty connection if it doesn't then it is probably inside the shark Fin Dave All my contacts are still scratching their heads still

Hi John Welcome to the Forum Never come across this before it will be interesting to know the solution That is assuming BMW will tell you 😅 Dave

Morning Robert Welcome to the Forum 😂😂 I do hope that whoever told you that has a twisted sense of Humour If your windscreen is in good condition (ie. No cracks, deep scratches, scores and chips that obscure the drivers vision = MOT Fail) So assuming your screen is OK read this Jenksy who has a 6 series has just posted on the fix for the same problem. ""Hi all, I got the adhesive that was recommended in a you tube video with instructions, it was from Permatex. I had to ensure I removed the old adhesive from the silver disk first which took some doing but needed a sharp knife and a razor blade to lift it all. There was no adhesive debris on the wind screen. To fix I then used a wipe supplied in the kit and used a small amount of the adhesive also supplied. The bond took less than a minute. You do need to be sure of the location as the bond is very quick so ensure you can locate the mirror accurately otherwise it is going to get messy. N.B. I had to remove the two connectors to ensure the mirror could be located properly. It was a little fiddly getting them out but went back once mirror was fixed to the windscreen. A good experience though for me and mirror is back on with the accompanying casing parts also." Hope this helps

Morning Paul Well done matey 😁 Dave

Morning Paul Welcome to the Forum Depends how deep your pockets are !! as your car is still under warranty it may be worth it to protect the service/warranty integrity it also depends what else is covered in the plan ? I just carried out a service (December) for a friend of my wife on a 420i 2018 Coupe, Cabin Filter Oil and Air Filter (all Bosch) plus 6 litres of Castrol Edge 5-30 oil cost £115 As I have ISTA/INPA I also ran a full diagnostic check and made sure tyres, brakes etc were in good order. Time wise it took a morning with plenty of Coffee and biscuits I am not a Garage just a home mechanic who enjoys working on our own cars. She brought me a rather nice bootle of whiskey as a thankyou Dave

Morning William Welcome to the Forum BMW Main Dealers for many years have not "Repaired" anything they replace complete units then retain the failed part denying in many cases the aftermarket repairers any access to find a fix. By the way BMW are not alone there are many other Manufacturers operate in the same way. Try ringing a BMW parts dept and asking how much the unit is? Or use www.realoem.com for the Gearshift unit part number then Google for a price. The repair video's will give an idea of time to help guess at calculating workshop hours most Main Dealers are now in exceess of £200 p/hr Me personally if there are video's available I would have a go at replacing the spring if you can get one? If not either a second hand or complete unit swap Dave

Morning Lee Welcome to the Forum If the car is starting on the key just not recognising the key for lock/unlock actions or are you using the App to start the car? If the battery has been dead for some time then your car may be seeing it as a "New" key which will need syncing or re-syncing. There are several "how too's" on the Internet have you tried syncing yet? Dave

Morning Deborah Welcome to the Forum First with the correct tools drilling out a stuck/damaged/broken glow plug is fiddly but not that difficult and shouldn't crack the head. Next as the garage broke it should they not share the cost at least of correct repair ? A conversation to be had with the garage me thinks. Your car will start and run with out the No2 Glowplug as long as there isn't a compression leak. I have seen a 6 cylinder diesel that ran for a couple of years at least with only 1 Glowplug working. Where it gets a little complicated is with the type of journeys/driving you do. Your car has a DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) which catches soot and many other bits that are generated by your engine. If the engine reaches a good high operating temperature such as a good run at motorway speeds (about an hour) the DPF can regenerate (burn off the soot and other bits) If thhe engine is used on short or low speed journeys (heavy traffic) then the cars brain uses the Glow Plugs to achieve high cylinder temperatures so it can regenerate the DPF. As you still have 3 out of 4 you may well not notice a difference. There is a Register of BMW Specialists you can Google and find one local to you I am sure. It sounds as though the owner of your local garage is more clued up than his team. Good Luck Hope this helps not confuses Dave

Hi Albert Welcome to the Forum This is a UK based site so you may not get a response that is helpful Good Luck Dave

Hi Daryl Check the boost side of the inlet system all the hoses and Vacuum lines, make sure the Inter Cooler isnt blocked or damaged and there are no leaks. Also check the EGR is not clogged or sticking I brought my own X5 E70 very cheap the previous owner sold it as Spare/Repairs, he had spent lots of hard earned guessing at the problem and changing parts. I removed the turbo and exchanged it for a Rebuilt unit all good since so worth checking Dave

Morning Paul Sorry Paul it's been a crazy end to the shooting season From my notes nothing I am afraid but from a BMW contact apparently the sequence is "Ignition on all lights show as part of the self check, Crank and start and they should go out apart from seat belt if it isnt plugged in" Dave

Hi Cyriac The lights will need a resistor inline to stop the fault but that isn't the end of your woes fitting LED lamps to a car that was originally Halogen I believe is an automatic MOT fail Dave

Morning Joe Welcome to the Forum What a strange anomaly For years we had a place in Portugal and I kept a car there but have to say 10 years ago it was simple Bluetooth connection for calls. I guess have you talked to Apple to see if it is something they can help with? maybe clone your Spanish phone so at least you have your data Good Luck Dave